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Metropolitan Shio Moudjiri elected Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church
TBILISI (Realist English). On 11 May, Georgia saw the succession of the head of its Orthodox Church for the first time...
Catholicism is losing adherents worldwide while Protestantism grows in Latin America – Pew study
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Christianity as a whole is losing adherents due to religious switching (changing one's faith in adulthood compared to...
Christianity in Europe: from centuries-old decline to a quiet revival
FRANKFURT (Realist English). Over the past seven days, several contradictory reports have emerged about the state of Christianity in Europe. On...
3.6 million Christians were killed in Ottoman Turkey: marking the anniversary of an unrecognised genocide
YEREVAN / ATHENS (Realist English). On April 24, 2026, the Armenian people, the worldwide diaspora and many other nations commemorated the...
Seized lands, criminality and separatism: how Azerbaijan threatens Georgia’s integrity
TBILISI (Realist English). Georgia, which for decades has struggled to preserve its territorial integrity after losing Abkhazia and South Ossetia, faces...
Pope Leo XIV in Africa: joy of the faithful and criticism for legitimising dictators
LAGOS (Realist English). For Mauro Rui Callado Cortêz, a Catholic layman from Angola, the unique opportunity to see Pope Leo XIV in...
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for 120,000 Cameroonians: Africa becomes a bastion of Catholicism
DOUALA (Realist English). Pope Leo XIV has celebrated the largest Mass of his African tour — more than 100,000 people gathered...
Christ is Risen! Orthodox Christians in Russia and beyond celebrate Easter
MOSCOW (Realist English). On the night of April 12, Orthodox Christians in Russia and around the world celebrated the main holiday...
Day of Great Sorrow: Orthodox Christians mark Good Friday
MOSCOW (Realist English). Today, April 10, 2026, Orthodox Christians enter the most tragic day of the church calendar — Great, or...
Israel prepares strike on Iran: leak of uranium capture plan causes scandal in Knesset
TEHRAN (Realist English). The diplomatic process between the United States and Iran has entered its final stage, but military rhetoric on...
China and Kazakhstan launch grain hub
BEIJING (Realist English). China and Kazakhstan have agreed to establish a joint grain trading platform aimed at strengthening food security...
Putin and Xi Shape a New Architecture of Cooperation
BEIJING (Realist English). Russia and China have agreed to further strengthen their comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation, expand economic ties,...
“Restrictions Alone Are Not Enough — Children Need to Be Engaged”: Paata Amonashvili on Meaningful Alternatives to Gadgets
TBILISI (Realist English). Restrictions alone are not enough to overcome children’s dependence on gadgets — children must be offered meaningful...
“The fire of World War III is flaring up”: Gennady Zyuganov calls on leftist forces to unite and rise up against capitalism
MOSCOW (Realist English). On May 24, the 3rd International Anti‑Fascist Forum began its work in Moscow. Gennady Zyuganov, leader of the...
Turkey and Israel on the verge of direct confrontation
MOSCOW (Realist English). Leading researcher at IMEMO RAS and Candidate of Historical Sciences Stanislav Ivanov analyzes the causes and consequences...
NATO Anchors at Hormuz? IRGC Warns of Retaliation
TEHRAN (Realist English). On May 20, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued an uncompromising statement: if the United States undertakes...
Replacing Baathists with Islamists: why Kurds and other minorities in Syria have not seen equality
HASAKAH (Realist English). The overthrow of Bashar al‑Assad and the rise to power in Damascus of radical Islamist groups has not...
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